A five-alarm fire broke out in the Bronx Thursday morning, seriously damaging six businesses and sending heavy smoke billowing into the air, authorities said.

At least 11 people were injured, including five with life-threatening injuries, after a fire broke out inside of a residential building in Harlem.

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A ruling ordering the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor would have taken effect on Friday, but an appeal was quickly filed.